I'm from Chicago so I've been enjoying Portillo's for decades. It has always been one of my favorites. I have never had a bad Italian beef and I find their hot dogs very good, especially for DFW. Let me address a couple of poor reviews. One person claimed their drive through order was dropped on the ground and he had to "scrape his order off the concrete." Yeah, that didn't happen. No drive through would allow that. If it did happen, I would certainly go inside and complain rather than drive off. Another showed a photo of her charred polish sausage and said it was too burnt to eat. That's how a polish sausage is supposed to look. Unlike a hot dog, it is charred. Is Portillo's perfect? No. I've had orders mixed up a couple times, but it is still fantastic. The burgers and hot dogs are better than any other "Chicago-style" restaurant in DFW and the Italian beef sandwiches are legendary.

Great food and service. The atmosphere is nice. The wait is usually not too long. I've gone a few times.

You can't go wrong with a dipped Italian beef here! Spicy chicken sandwich is tasty too!

We've been to Portillo's a few times and happened to be in the neighborhood, so we stopped in today. Glad to see that their Wednesday special was still going on. The regular $3.99 hot dog was only $1 when you purchase another sandwich. We ordered a hot dog along with an Italian Beef Sandwich. Of course, I had to have the hot peppers on the sandwich. They are marvelously pickled and spicy. We didn't have to wait very long but we passed the time looking at the displays around the dining room. We got the order to-go and headed for home. Both were still plenty warm when we arrived and divided them to share. The hot dog had good texture and just the right amount of condiments. The dill pickle spear was crisp and tasty. The Italian Beef was thinly sliced, tender and delicious. Didn't notice that we could have had extra gravy or gravy for dipping, though. It would have been nice if the guy had mentioned that when we ordered. It's been years since I had a French dip. Instead, he pushed the peppers (extra cost), French fries (more extra cost) and dessert (even more extra cost). Oh, well, our meals were very good and we'll be back.

Portillo's is a Chicago classic and has finally expanded down to the DFW area. It's quite a drive for me so I never got to come by but I had the perfect chance when I had to go to Scheels. This is a very big establishment with lots of outdoor seating and tons more seating indoors. They call you up to pick up your order using an overhead announcement speaker. I had already had lunch so I just got the beef hot dog with everything on it (Chicago hot dog). I actually really enjoyed it. It hits you with every flavor profile. Savoriness from the beef hot dog, tang and sweetness from the pickles and relish, as well as freshness from the tomato. All around a pretty solid hot dog. Sadly it's just too far from me so I probably won't have the chance to frequent here often.